Overview

William S. Richardson School of Law / William S. Richardson School of Law is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Library and Information Science (JD/MLI Sc)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Science (JD/MS)
Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD)
Juris Doctor/Certificate (JD/Certificate)
Juris Doctor (JD)
Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (JD/MA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Urban and Regional Planning (JD/MURP)
(Graduate Certificate)
Master of Laws (LL M)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	15
Doctoral Degrees	83

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam LSAT 6 semesters of full-time residency

Admissions

Applying

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	June 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

358

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.12%
Black or African American	0.84%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.56%
Asian	27.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	18.72%
Two or more races	18.72%
Unknown	1.4%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

32

Total faculty

Full-time - 32

Part-time - 0

Male (17)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Law of the sea, Asian and Pacific comparative law, native Hawaiian rights, environmental law
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2515 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI  96822-2328
United States

Contact Elisabeth Steele Hutchinson
Assistant Dean
Email: lawadm@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-5557
Fax: 808-956-6813

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